Faults:

Unpredictable power loss problem.

Engine does not cut, but suddenly loses power and sounds like misfiring.

Even if I get the revs up high and then release the clutch (or drop a gear with high revs) she will not move and seems to choke (nosedive).

This mysteriously disappears if I play with the revs and switch the car off and try again (play about for 5 min).

This problem occurs once a week, twice a day, very unpredictably. I might be expecting a lot from the year model. If similar problems arise, please advise.

General Comments:

I bought my Micra 3 months ago from two previous lady owners (mom and her daughter). Low mileage for year model. I definitely would be able to fill this space once I resolve my problem.

Faults:

Doors need a bit of a slam to shut.

Timing was out, resulting in reduced performance, increased fuel consumption and juddering... eventually this and a dodgy carb caused the car to stall when the accelerator wasn't being applied.

Installed new leads, plugs and distributor fixed a few problems with poor starts, uneven idling and misfiring. Even so it doesn't always like the cold or wet and needs a good kick of the accelerator to get going.

General Comments:

It's not glamourous, speedy or exciting. But it's reliable, robust and easy to drive.

Perfect for a city runabout, it's nippy and nimble. It goes 0-30 quite fast, and can handle up to 50 happily. Motorways (70 and above) mean twitchy handling, an uneven and noisy ride and a bit of terror. Nevertheless even with 1 litres of throbbing power it's managed 90mph and could have gone off the speedo at 100 if I didn't value my life as much and eased off the throttle.

If you need a car for shopping, or as a new driver's first car, it's perfectly suited - however long distance cross country runs are best left to something a bit more powerful and bigger.

DO: take it to the shops, drive a friend around, commute, drive around town and the backroads.

DON'T: take it on the motorway for a long trip, try to accelerate with five people in the car, go around a roundabout at more than 30mph.

Faults:

Bulbs throughout constantly blew.

Battery kept discharging and needed replacing.

General Comments:

Had very good first gear acceleration and good exhaust noise for a 1.0.

The cabin is made very light by the large windows.

The car is easy to drive and park, but the steering can become very heavy in tight turns.

Faults:

Needed a new head gasket, o rings, oil was spitting into the waterways.

New hoses the oil that was spitting into the waterways was also spitting out into the engine bay and was softening the hoses, this used them to split.

New suspension, it was like jelly and caused the tires to wear on the inside edges, they went from brand new to illegal in 5 months.

General Comments:

The sound of the radio through the speakers is awful.

The parcel shelf rattles a lot.

The seats are generally uncomfortable.

It will only have some form of speed when it has been knocked down 2 gears to overtake or you have to thrash the hell out of it to go anywhere.